Island Games

ISLAND GAMESIW ATHLETES are still on a high after returning from the 13th Natwest Island Games in Aland, Finland, with 18 medals on Sunday.

ISLAND GAMESA MEDAL rush for the IW came at the climax of the Island Games on Friday, with seven medals won in athletics and sailing.

ISLAND GAMESAFTER competing at the last four Island Games, swimmer Rosie Gard finally got what she wanted — a medal.

TWO more medals came from the athletics track yesterday (Wednesday), as Tom Wade doubled his tally with a bronze, and Amy Church earned a confidence-boosting silver.

JOE Wade and Mikael Popov added to the IW's Island Games medal tally yesterday (Tuesday), earning a silver and a bronze respectively.
At Aland's athletics track, Wade came second behind Guernsey's Tom Druce in a thrilling 800m final, with a personal best time of 1.52.52.

THE IW Island Games team enjoyed a magic Monday in Aland, Finland, winning five medals, including two golds in the athletics.
Tom Wade triumphed in the 3,000m steeplechase, while Helen Davis put her back injuries behind her to win the women's javelin by more than five metres.

ANDY Frost struck gold on the first day of competition in the 2009 Island Games in Aland, missing out on the Island Games hammer record by just 25cm.

ISLAND GAMESTHE 13th Natwest Island Games in Aland opened in brilliant evening sunshine at the Wiklof Holding Arena on Saturday night.

ISLAND GAMESMORE than 150 athletes plus officials are today (Friday) making their way to the 2009 NatWest Island Games, in Aland.

ISLAND GAMES TENNISTHE IW’s tennis squad has a great mix of youth and experience which could take them into the latter stages of individual and team competition in Aland next week.

ISLAND GAMES TABLE TENNISPERHAPS the busiest members of the IW Island Games team this time around are the table tennis players, who have a long and gruelling schedule ahead of them in Aland.

ISLAND GAMES SWIMMINGMEMBERS of the IW Swimming Team for the next week’s Island Games in Aland have received a huge boost this week in their quest for medals.

ISLAND GAMES LADIES' FOOTBALLTHE IW ladies’ football team have been given another boost ahead of the Island Games, with a £250 donation from West Wight Masonic Lodge.

ISLAND GAMES FOOTBALLTHE cream of senior Island football have a tough set of group matches to overcome if they want to get to the finals of the Aland Island Games football tournament.

ISLAND GAMES GOLFHOPES are high the Island’s men’s golf team will figure prominently in the medals at this year’s Island Games in Aland.